MARC U*STAR at the University of California, Irvine

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学欧文分校（UCI）是一所研究机构，其生物科学学院的少数民族科学项目（MSP）获得了国家认可。UCI的MARC U* 星星是一项新举措，旨在增加进入生物医学科学研究博士学位并取得优异成绩的荣誉代表性不足的少数民族（URM）本科生的数量。主要的计划组成部分包括，1）前MARC学生发展活动，旨在提高学生的保留率，提高学术准备和URM新生和大学生的生物医学研究的兴趣，并确定和准备学生任命为MARC学员和2）MARC组件，支持10个大三学生和10个大四学生，以增加参加研究博士学位的竞争性培训URM的数量，加强学术准备和科研训练。在教师导师的指导下进行的独立研究是促使MARC学者追求研究生院和以研究为重点的职业的核心要素。超过100名具有培训URM本科生经验和资助研究项目的教师将担任MARC学者的导师。MARC研究培训要素与本科课程相结合，包括1）个人职业和学术咨询，2）研究教师研讨会系列，3）批判性阅读，写作和推理课程，4）生物统计学课程，5）实验室安全课程，6）负责任的研究行为课程，7）一个期刊俱乐部，向学者介绍当前生物医学文献的批判性阅读，8）一个关于生物医学研究中使用的原理、仪器和技术的讲习班，9）准备在地方和国家会议上发表口头报告和海报，10）一门课程，旨在撰写一篇论文，发表在学院评审的本科研究期刊和/或同行评审期刊上，11）GRE准备和12）研究生院申请过程中的个人建议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a research institution that has gained national recognition for its Minority Science Programs (MSP) at the School of Biological Sciences. The MARC U*STAR at UCI is a new initiative that aims at increasing the number of honors underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates that enter and excel in research doctorates in biomedical sciences. Major program components include, 1) pre- MARC student development activities designed to increase student retention, improve the academic preparedness and interest in biomedical research of URM freshmen and sophomores, and to identify and prepare students for appointment as MARC trainees and 2) a MARC component that supports 10 juniors and 10 seniors to increase the number of competitively trained URM who enroll in research doctorates, by strengthening their academic preparation and research training. Independent research conducted under the direction of faculty mentors serve as a core element to induce MARC scholars to pursue graduate school and research-focused careers. Over 100 faculty with experience training URM undergraduates and with funded research programs will serve as preceptors of MARC scholars. The MARC research training elements are integrated with the undergraduate curriculum and include, 1) individual career and academic advising, 2) a research faculty seminar series, 3) a course on critical reading, writing and reasoning, 4) a course on biostatistics, 5) a course on laboratory safety, 6) a course on responsible conduct of research, 7) a journal club to introduce scholars to critical reading of current biomedical literature, 8) a workshop on principles, instrumentation and techniques used in biomedical research, 9) preparation to present oral presentations and posters at local and national conferences, 10) a course designed to write a paper to be published in the faculty-refereed undergraduate research journal and/or a peer-reviewed journal, 11) GRE preparation and 12) individual advice during the graduate school application process.